Following completion of an application Proforma, a site audit and evaluation will be conducted by registered auditor/s from the Independent THE-ICE Assessment Panel, followed by peer review by THE-ICE Board of Directors.

Upon successful completion of the Pre-accreditation process, or the Fast Track Process for qualifying institutions, the institution will be invited to join the network as an Associate of THE-ICE. Within the three year validity of Pre-accreditation, Associates of THE-ICE may apply for Full Accreditation and become a Full Member of THE-ICE. As a Full Members, programmes are accredited for a period of five years after which Re-accreditation is required.

In brief, the accreditation process steps include:

Self-review

Evaluation

Site visit

Peer review

On-going benchmarking

Fully Accredited Members of THE-ICE that may operate as part of an ‘education group’ may be entitled to nominate other members of their education group as Affiliate Full Members, subject to the relevant criteria being met.